Originally Posted by
DontRemember 
Edit: I'm self employed and took 6mo 'off' from work to get focused on my sobriety. I still had some income,but probably 'lost' about $45k-$60k(usd) doing this. Without doing this I would have eventually lost everything anyways.
Exactly what I am doing dontremember, toyed with the decision for ages...what if I don't get more work after...will it ruin my chances but the reality is if I don't I WILL end up with nothing!
Agree with ProffessorD, there are so many factors to consider it is an impossible questions to answer.